About ICAR Entrance Exam

ICAR 2018 is a council which conducts All Indian Entrance Examination for Admission (AIEEA) inAgricultural colleges for UG & PG courses in India. The ICAR is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. This page provides complete details on ICAR Application, Admit card, ICAR Question Paper Pattern, ICAR Marking Scheme, Selection Process, ICAR Result Date, ICAR Participating Institutes, ICAR Books etc.

About Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)The ICAR is formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. The ICAR has its headquarters in New Delhi. The ICAR has initiated leading Green Revolution and subsequent developments in agriculture in India through its research and technology development.

Latest Update: ICAR Exam Dates for the year 2018 has been announced by the Agricultural Education Division. The dates for the UG/ PG and PhD are given in the table below.

ICAR 2018 UG Exam

ICAR PG Exam is for filling 25% seats in Agricultural Universities and 100% in ICAR Deemed to be Universities in the academic session 2018. Names of the ICAR Universities to be Deemed Universities are:

This will be the 23rd All India Entrance Examination for Admission (AIEEA UG 2018) for admission to 15% seats in Agriculture Universities in Bachelor Degree programmes and 100% seats in NDRI Karnal, RLB CAU Jhansi and DR.RP CAU PUSA

ICAR’s 23rd AIEEA-UG-2018 examinations for the academic session 2018 will be conducted on 12 May 2018 at 47 examination city centres spread all over the country.

ICAR Score for admission into various undergraduate & postgraduate courses will be accepted by:

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ICAR Entrance Exam Eligibility criteria

Nationality: Must be an Indian National.

Age: Not less than 16 years as on 31 August 2018.

Academic Qualification

Candidate must have passed 10+2 Senior Secondary Examination of the Central Board of Secondary Education or any other examination within scope and standard found to be equivalent to the Senior Secondary Examination of an Indian Board/ University after a period of 12 years of study with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Agriculture/Home Science

The should have passed 10+2 examination with the subjects required as per the course with minimum 50% marks in aggregate for General, OBC (NCL) and UPS categories. However, for the candidates belonging to the SC/ ST/ PC category need 40% marks in aggregate.

Candidates appearing in class 12 or equivalent examination are also eligible to apply for the admission in Agricultural colleges in India for UG programme.

Minimum Qualifying Marks: 50% marks in aggregate for General, OBC and UPS categories and 40% marks in aggregate for SC, ST and PC categories as per the subjects required for the particular course. The course wise requirement of the subjects is given in the table below.

Universities situated in the Non-Hindi Speaking States: The candidates seeking admission to the universities specifically located in the non-Hindi speaking areas must have passed English as a core subject in 10+2 examination.

Subjects Required for appearing in ICAR 2018 Exam

Courses

Requirement of Subjects in Class 12

Subjects required for Entrance Exam

B.Sc (Hons)

Agriculture

PCB/PCMB/PCA/Inter (Agriculture) with PC/Inter Agri

PCB/PCA

Horticulture

PCB/PCMB/PCA/ Inter (Agriculture) with PC

PCB/PCA

Fisheries

PCB/PCMB/PCA/ Inter (Agriculture) with PC

PCB/PCA

B.F.Sc Forestry

PCB/ PCMB

PCB

Home Science

PCB/PCMB/PCA/PCH/Inter (Agriculture) with PC

PCB/PCA

Sericulture

PCB/PCMB/PCA/ Inter (Agriculture) with PC

PCB/PCA

Boi Technology

PCB/PCMB/PCA//Inter (Agriculture) with PC

PCB/PCA

B.Tech

Agricultural Engineering

PCM/PCMB

PCM

Dairy Technology

PCM/PCMB

PCM

Food Science

PCM/PCMB

PCM

Agricultural Marketing & Co-operation

PCM/PCMB

PCM

ICAR Entrance Exam Application form and Admit Card

The application process for the ICAR AIEEA will start in April 2018. Candidates appearing in the ICAR Exam has to apply in online mode only. The application form has to be filled online only. Candidates are advised to keep themselves updated on the website of Mota Chashma.

The candidates will have to visit the official website and click the option of filling online application AIEEA UG-2018. The link is also provided on this page.

The candidate can download the prospectus and then fill his/her form online.

Candidate can either opt for making fee payment through Bank Challan of SBBJ or through Credit / Debit card using Payment Gateway.

Payment of ICAR 2018 AIEEA Application Form

The candidates can make the payment of the ICAR AIEEA Application Form by any of the payment method given below. The candidates should know that the payment of the application fee should be done only once.

Through Debit or Credit Card: The first option to pay the ICAR AIEEA application fee is through Debit Card or Credit Card.

Through Net Banking using payment gateway of Canara Bank: The another option to pay the ICAR AIEEA UG Application fee is to pay the fee through Net Banking through the payment gateway of Canara Bank.

Submission of ICAR AIEEA 2018 Application Form

Candidates are advised to check the details of the application form before the final submission because once the application gets processed then the candidates will not be able to do any changes. The candidates are also advised to keep at least two printouts of the application form with them for future reference.

The computer generated confirmation page of the online application and the proof of fee payment should be attached and the hard copy should be sent through Speed/ Registered post only at the following address before the due date.

ICAR 2018 Admit Card

Admit Card will be available on the official website only for those eligible candidates who have submitted their duly filled application forms before the due date. The candidates should know that the admit card will not be dispatched through the post to the candidates, so no correspondence in this regard will be considered.

Admit Card is an important document to be carried at the exam centre. Therefore, in the case of any problem related to admit card, the candidates are advised to contact. The Nodal Officer of the respective Examination City Centre, two days before the scheduled Examination Date.

ICAR Entrance Exam Fees

The ICAR Application Fee for the different categories is given in the table below. Candidates should select the right category while filling the application form.

Programme

Applicaton Fee for General,OBC(NCL) and UPS categories

Applicaton Fee for SC, ST and PC categories

AIEEA 2018 (UG)

Rs. 500

Rs 250

AIEEA 2018 (PG)

Rs 600

Rs 300

AICE 2018 JRF/SRF(PGS)

Rs 1,200

Rs 600

ICAR Entrance Exam Result and Counselling

The result of ICAR AIEEA 2018 is expected to be declared by June 2018 on the official website of ICAR. After the result get declared the website will also release the scorecard. The seats will be offered to the candidates on the basis of merit obtained by the candidates in UG and PG All India Entrance examination.

The complete information about the ICAR AIEEA UG result is available in the link given below. Therefore, the candidates are suggested to follow the link to get the thorough details about it.

ICAR 2018 Selection Process

The candidate is allowed to take admission in a specific programme at an Agricultural University as per his/her choice and availability of seat at that merit-rank through a process of counselling

ICAR 2018 Counselling Registration Fee: Rs 2000

Candidate will be recommended for admission to the subject/degree programme of choice in the Agricultural Universities on the basis of merit in the Entrance Examination and availability of seats at his/her merit-rank during counselling. To know more about ICAR counselling, the candidates should follow the link below

National Talent Scholarships (NTS) are awarded based on the AIEEA-UG examination to all those candidates who take admission outside their state of domicile. There is a nomination for admission to any Bachelor degree programme mentioned above, there is no provision for the direct nomination, so the person has to qualify this examination.

ICAR 2018 Seats offered

The number of seats in Agriculture & Horticulture and Fisheries & Forestry: The seats mentioned below are tentative. The exact number of seats will be known at the time of ICAR counselling.